Federal Register Summary for week of 22 July

Agriculture

Forestry Research Advisory Council

SUMMARY: The Forestry Research Advisory Council will meet in Washington
DC August 16-17, 2011. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss
emerging issues in forestry research.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 16-17, 2011. Meetings will be
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, on both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Suite 5500W, Franklin Court
Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC. Individuals who wish
to speak at the meeting or to propose agenda items must send their
names and proposals by August 1, 2011 to Daina Apple, Designated
Federal Officer, Forestry Research Advisory Council, USDA Forest
Service Research and Development, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington DC 20250-1120, or fax their names and proposed agenda items
to (202) 205-1530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daina Apple, Forest Service Office of
the Deputy Chief for Research and Development, (202) 205-1665.

Commerce

Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, National Ocean Service, (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of two meetings via web conference call
of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee).
The web conference calls are open to the public, and participants can
dial in to the calls. Participants who choose to use the web
conferencing feature in addition to the audio will be able to view the
presentations as they are being given. Members of the public wishing to
listen in should contact Denise Ellis-Hibbett at the email or telephone
number below for the call-in number and passcode.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, from 1 to
3 p.m. E.S.T., and on Tuesday, August 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. E.S.T. These
times and the matters to be considered described below are subject to
change. Please refer to the web page listed below for the most up-to-
date meeting agenda and supporting materials.

National Policy for Distinguishing Serious From Non-Serious Injuries of Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS developed a draft national policy, comprised of a Policy
Directive and associated Procedural Directive, for distinguishing
serious from non-serious injuries of marine mammals. The draft
Directives were developed by reviewing injury determinations from 1997-
2008, current scientific information, and a new analysis of existing
NMFS data. NMFS solicits public comments on the draft Policy and
Procedural Directives.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 17, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The draft Policy and Procedural Directives for
distinguishing serious from non-serious injuries of marine mammals are
available in electronic form via the Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/mmpa/ under "Policies, Guidances and
Regulations''.

Copies of the Policy and Procedural Directives may also be
requested from Melissa Andersen, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All Personal Identifying Information (e.g., name, address,
etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter "N/A'' in the
required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel,
WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.

Environmental Protection Agency

Notice of Availability of the External Review Draft of the Guidance for Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation; Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On June 9, 2011 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced the release of the External Review Draft of "Guidance for
Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation
Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation'' for public
comment (76 FR 33752-33753). With this notice EPA is announcing an
extension of the comment period to August 9, 2011. EPA is releasing
this draft document solely for the purpose of seeking public comment
prior to external peer review. The document will undergo independent
peer review during an expert peer review meeting, which will be
convened, organized and conducted by an EPA contractor in 2011. The
date of the external peer review meeting will be announced in a
subsequent Federal Register notice. All comments received by the docket
closing date, August 9, 2011, will be shared with the external peer
review panel for their consideration. Comments received after the close
of the comment period may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the
document. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. This
draft guidance does not represent and should not be construed to
represent EPA policy viewpoint, or determination. Members of the public
may obtain the draft interim guidance from http://www.regulations.gov;
or www.epa.gov/raf/DDEF/index.htm or from Dr. Michael Broder via the
contact information below.

DATES: All comments received by the docket closing date, August 9,
2011, will be shared with the external peer review panel for their
consideration. Comments received beyond that time may be considered by
EPA when it finalizes the document.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2009-0694, by one of the following methods:

Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA
Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334, in the EPA West Building,
located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. The
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202) 566-1744
or e-mail the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions.
Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2009-0694. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected by statute through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov
Web site is an "anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with
any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.

How can I access electronic copies of this document and other
related information? In addition to using regulations.gov, you may
access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA
Internet under the "Federal Register '' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/
DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in
the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334, in the EPA West
Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202)
566-1744 or e-mail the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for
instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on
the Web site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).

For questions on document availability, or if you do not have
access to the Internet, consult Dr. Michael Broder listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? You may
find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments:

Explain your views as clearly as possible.

Describe any assumptions that you used.

Provide copies of any technical information and/or data that you used to support your views.

To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.

Health and Human Services

Science Board Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.

Name of Committee: Science Board to the Food and Drug
Administration (Science Board).

General Function of the Committee: The Science Board provides
advice primarily to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other
appropriate officials on specific complex and technical issues, as well
as emerging issues within the scientific community in industry and
academia. Additionally, the Science Board provides advice to the Agency
on keeping pace with technical and scientific evolutions in the fields
of regulatory science, on formulating an appropriate research agenda,
and on upgrading its scientific and research facilities to keep pace
with these changes. It will also provide the means for critical review
of Agency-sponsored intramural and extramural scientific research
programs.

Date and Time: The meeting will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building
31 Conference Center, the Great Room (rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD
20993-0002. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will also
be Web cast. The link for the Web cast is available at https://collaboration.fda.gov/scienceboard/. Information regarding special
accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation
may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm;
under the heading "Resources for You,'' click on "Public Meetings at
the FDA White Oak Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak
Campus must enter through Building 1.

Contact Person: Martha Monser, Office of the Chief Scientist,
Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 4286, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-4627, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138
(301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), and follow the prompts to
the desired center or product area. Please call the Information Line
for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal
Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the
Agency's Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/
phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the
meeting.

Agenda: On August 19, 2011, the Science Board will discuss the
FDA's draft Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science. The Board will be
provided with an update on the FDA's Medical Countermeasures Initiative
program plans. The Board will also initiate the charges to the
subcommittees for: (1) A science review of the Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, and (2) a Medical and Biological Engineering
review.

FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting.

Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
Friday, August 12, 2011. Oral presentations from the public will be
scheduled between approximately 1 and 2 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on or before Thursday, August 4,
2011. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number
of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by Friday, August 5, 2011.

Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Martha Monser, at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee
meetings.

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

Interior

Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives
Workgroup (Workgroup). The Workgroup's purpose is to provide, in an
advisory capacity, recommendations and advice on research and implementation of sea lamprey control
techniques alternative to lampricide that are technically feasible,
cost effective, and environmentally safe. The primary objective of the
meeting will be to discuss potential research initiatives.

DATES: The Workgroup will meet on Monday, August 22, 2011, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Any member of the public who wants to find out whether the meeting
has been postponed may contact Ms. Stefi Flanders at 802-872-0629,
extension 10 (telephone), or Stefi_Flanders@fws.gov (e-mail) during
regular business hours prior to the meeting date.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Essex Town Hall, 2313 Main
Street/Lakeshore Road, Essex, NY 12936; 518-963-4287 (telephone).

National Science Foundation

National Science Board: Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR
part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),
hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the
transaction of National Science Board business and other matters
specified, as follows:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National Science Board.

DATE AND TIME: July 28, 2011 at 7:40 a.m., and July 29, 2011 at 7:30
a.m.

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235,
Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk
at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's badge.
Public visitors must arrange for a visitor's badge in advance. Call
703-292-7000 or e-mail NationalScienceBrd@nsf.gov and leave your name
and place of business to request your badge, which will be ready for
pickup at the visitor's desk on the day of the meeting.